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J. H. ABBOTL Cigar Knife.

'Pate'nted Aug. 16, 1864.

ease its dimensions should be about tw'elve inches "square, under whiehcircumstances the length 'of the eigar may be"gaged by slips '0fi paperpasted. upon the board at proper distances from the knives as a mark f0rthe finished end g 0f the cigar.

It is obvious th2tt an adjustable barfor gaging the 1ength of the cigarsmay be screwed on the opposite edge 0f the bed A to that 011 Whih theknife is placed. 'Ihis, however, is optional with the user. 4When thecigars are thus placed, the handle h 1's depressed and the cut effectedwhereupon, the band 0f the operator being removed from the handle, thevibrating knife A machine for gaging the length and cutting oft the endsof cigars in the proeess 0f their manufa0ture, eonstructe and operatingsubstantially as described.

' -JOHN H. ABBOTT. Nitnesses: 4

J OHN S. BURNKER, SAMUEL SYFORD.

